Dec 3, 2021 | News, Santa Clara Vanguard
Santa Clara, CA – Vanguard Music and Performing Arts (VMAPA) has announced Southwest Airlines® as the new Official Airline of VMAPA. Southwest has generously donated a select number of flights and is providing VMAPA with promotional support as they relaunch...
Sep 21, 2021 | News, Santa Clara Vanguard
Sept. 21, 2021, Santa Clara, CA: Vanguard Music & Performing Arts is extremely proud to announce the hiring of Rebecca Compton-Allen to the position of Director of the Santa Clara Vanguard. Rebecca is well known in the drum corps activity and comes to Vanguard...
Sep 5, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post, Alumni
Imagine a long row of dancers, hands interlocked and arms held at an unshakeable ninety-degree angle. As the unmistakable strains of the “Wedding Dance” from Fiddler on the Roof swell, the line moves forward as one. Step. Drag. Step. With the lock of each passing...
Aug 28, 2021 | Santa Clara Vanguard, Blog Post
This past year, we lost two important pillars of the Vanguard organization and its history. Don and Ginny Koester passed peacefully on June 27th and February 1st of 2021 respectively. Together they served the Vanguard organization from 1970-1999 and briefly from...
Jul 5, 2021 | News, Santa Clara Vanguard
Whenever a highly motivated and driven member of our team leaves, their loss is felt by many. Ivan De La Cruz has been a beacon of kindness, motivation, and empathy since he was named A-Corps Director of the Santa Clara Vanguard in 2019. His humility and devotion to...